The Couriers Of Jazz

Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, The Couriers Of Jazz – The Couriers Of Jazz (Remastered) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:29 minutes | 518 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2022 J. Joes J. Edizioni Musicali

The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959.

“Formed in the UK in 1957, the Jazz Couriers were an outstanding hard bop band. They developed a vibrant attacking style that provided a base for fine solo playing by its two co-founders, tenor saxophonists Tubby Hayes (b. Edward Brian Hayes, 30 January 1935, London, England, d. 8 June 1973, London, England) and Ronnie Scott (b. Ronald Schatt, 28 January 1927, London, England, d. 23 December 1996, London, England). The ensemble was enhanced by Hayes alternative instrument, the vibraphone, which created a distinctive sound that effectively distanced the group from that of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers, to which it owed a passing nod of acknowledgement. The music played, ensemble and solo, was of extraordinarily high quality and, not surprisingly, the Couriers were an influential presence on the UK jazz scene.

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